Odessa, Texas-based Medical Center Health System named Timothy Benton, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Benton steps into the role on April 14. Most recently he served as regional chair of the department of family and community medicine at Texas Tech…
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Julie Freischlag, MD, CEO and chief academic officer of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, will retire at the end of 2025 after more than 32 years in academic medicine leadership. Dr. Freischlag also serves as chief academic officer…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has promoted Tony Morrison to vice president and chief revenue cycle officer, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Morrison has served as vice president of revenue cycle since January 2020, according to…
Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care has named Charles Brinkley III senior vice president and CFO, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Brinkley joins the health system from Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Health, where he served as chief…
Cameron Howard was appointed CEO of Oviedo (Fla.) Medical Center, part of HCA Florida Healthcare. Mr. Howard began his new role March 24, according to a hospital news release. He oversees OMC, a 64-bed facility, as well as multiple affiliated…
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Concord, Mass.-based Emerson Health has named Peter DiDio senior vice president and CFO. Prior to his new role, Mr. DiDio served as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer at Blue Cross of Idaho. He also held senior leadership positions…
Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Health System has promoted Kim Needham to CEO. Ms. Needham will succeed Aundrea Styles, who served as interim CEO, according to an April 11 LinkedIn post. Kevin Spiegel began serving as Vista Health CEO in October 2024,…
HCA Mission Health has named Ruth Kain, PhD, MSN, RN, as its next chief nursing officer, effective May 5, according to an April 10 news release from WNC Business. Dr. Kain brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience…
Kent LaCroix was appointed interim CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich. Mr. LaCroix, who currently serves as the hospital’s chief information and ancillary officer, has been with the organization for nearly two decades, according to an April 8…
Nashville General Hospital has named DeAnn Bullock, MD, chief medical officer, effective April 1. The leadership appointment marks Dr. Bullock’s return to the CMO role. She previously served as CMO at the hospital from 1999 to 2022. Most recently, she…